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<p>In a <a href="https://www.forrester.com/report/Quick+Take+Microsoft+Bets+On+Social+To+Transform+The+Business+Customer+Experience/-/E-RES135805">report</a>, Forrester discussed arguments made by Microsoft regarding the potential benefits of the tie-up. There are some additional aspects that I also consider important when discussing the implications of the tie-up:</p><a href="http://blogs.forrester.com/dan_bieler/16-06-23-microsofts_acquisition_of_linkedin_will_not_translate_into_a_revolution_of_enterprise_social_networking" title="Read the rest of &#039;Microsoft’s Acquisition Of LinkedIn Will Not Translate Into A Revolution Of Enterprise Social Networking&#039;." class="node_read_more">Read more</a><div class="categories"><h3>Categories:</h3><ul class="links"><li class="taxonomy_term_9644 first"><a href="/category/enterprise_social_networking" rel="tag" alt="See other content with this tag." title="See other content with this tag.">Enterprise Social Networking</a></li>
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</ul></div>http://blogs.forrester.com/dan_bieler/16-06-23-microsofts_acquisition_of_linkedin_will_not_translate_into_a_revolution_of_enterprise_social_networking#commentsCIOEnterprise Social NetworkingInnovationLinkedInMicrosoftmanagement innovationThu, 23 Jun 2016 07:05:21 +0000Dan Bieler12430 at http://blogs.forrester.comThe Data Digest: Putting The "Work" In Social Networkhttp://blogs.forrester.com/anjali_lai/16-06-16-the_data_digest_putting_the_work_in_social_network
<p>We're all guilty of falling prey to the lure of social media and losing hours to it. But there's little doubt that social networking also encourages collaboration, creativity, and productivity - especially if it's used <a href="http://www.blogging4jobs.com/hr/5-benefits-of-social-networks-at-work/#f1Zdrfe0xXklw23Z.97" target="_blank">for work</a>. When Microsoft made history this week by <a href="http://news.microsoft.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/#sm.001qsgksp14i2f1lr3g1dabgi2fsw" target="_blank">announcing</a> its $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, Jeff Weiner <a href="https://blog.linkedin.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-and-linkedin" target="_blank">argued</a> that such a move will allow both companies to realize their "common mission to empower people and organizations." And empowerment in the workplace is deeply attractive, particularly for the rising generation of employees: <a href="https://hbr.org/2015/02/what-millennials-want-from-work-charted-across-the-world" target="_blank">Millennials</a>.</p>
<p>Forrester's <a href="https://www.forrester.com/Data-Services/-/E-MPL31" target="_blank">Business Technographics</a>&reg; survey data shows that younger employees leverage social networks at least daily because they believe this enhances productivity. At work, employees tune into social networks across devices, but most do so on tablets:</p><a href="http://blogs.forrester.com/anjali_lai/16-06-16-the_data_digest_putting_the_work_in_social_network" title="Read the rest of &#039;The Data Digest: Putting The &amp;quot;Work&amp;quot; In Social Network&#039;." class="node_read_more">Read more</a><div class="categories"><h3>Categories:</h3><ul class="links"><li class="taxonomy_term_12856 first"><a href="/category/business_technographics" rel="tag" alt="See other content with this tag." title="See other content with this tag.">Business Technographics</a></li>
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</ul></div>http://blogs.forrester.com/anjali_lai/16-06-16-the_data_digest_putting_the_work_in_social_network#commentsBusiness TechnographicsData InsightsEmpowered EmployeesLinkedInMicrosoftMillennialsSocial networkingThe Data Digestemployee engagementworkplaceThu, 16 Jun 2016 16:45:04 +0000Anjali Lai12424 at http://blogs.forrester.comFacebook, LinkedIn, Twitter: The New Cyberweapons Of Choicehttp://blogs.forrester.com/nick_hayes/16-05-18-facebook_linkedin_twitter_the_new_cyberweapons_of_choice
<p>New social media scams and marketing #fails are common fodder for water cooler banter today - even a recent episode of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/arts/television/veep-season-5-episode-3-the-tweet-heard-round-the-world.html" target="_blank">HBO's Veep ran a joke</a> where the President blames a Chinese cyberattack for sending an ill-advised tweet.</p>
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<p>But social media cybersecurity issues are far from a laughing matter, and it's time we all take notice. Our new report <a href="https://www.forrester.com/report/four+ways+cyber+criminals+exploit+social+media/-/E-RES133641#dialog-1463405112437-dialog" target="_blank">Four Ways Cybercriminals Exploit Social Media</a> proves this.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.forrester.com/report/Four+Ways+Cybercriminals+Exploit+Social+Media/-/E-RES133641" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>Poor social media security practices put you, your brand, your customers, your executives, and your entire organization at serious risk. According to Cisco, <a href="http://www.cisco.com/web/offers/lp/2015-midyear-security-report/index.html" target="_blank">Facebook scams were the most common form of malware distributed in 2015</a>, and in its most recent annual internet crime report, the FBI highlighted that <a href="http://www.scmagazine.com/ic3-report-says-social-media-related-complaints-quadrupled-over-five-years/article/416389/" target="_blank">social media-related events had quadrupled</a> over the past five years. Social media is also increasingly an <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-and-islamic-state-deadlock-on-social-media-battlefield-1460557045" target="_blank">effective tool for terrorist groups like ISIS</a>, even as Twitter and other social networks work around the clock to remove associated accounts.</p>
<p>So why is social media such a serious cyberweapon today?</p><a href="http://blogs.forrester.com/nick_hayes/16-05-18-facebook_linkedin_twitter_the_new_cyberweapons_of_choice" title="Read the rest of &#039;Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter: The New Cyberweapons Of Choice&#039;." class="node_read_more">Read more</a><div class="categories"><h3>Categories:</h3><ul class="links"><li class="taxonomy_term_13631 first"><a href="/category/brand_hijacking" rel="tag" alt="See other content with this tag." title="See other content with this tag.">Brand Hijacking</a></li>
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</ul></div>http://blogs.forrester.com/nick_hayes/16-05-18-facebook_linkedin_twitter_the_new_cyberweapons_of_choice#commentsBrand HijackingCyberthreat IntelligenceDigital RiskFacebookLinkedInSecurity and RiskSocial EngineeringSocial Media WeaponizationTwittercybersecurityWed, 18 May 2016 18:27:53 +0000Nick Hayes12371 at http://blogs.forrester.comSolving The Duplicate Address Book Problem Is One Of The Drivers For Development Of Personal Cloudhttp://blogs.forrester.com/frank_gillett/11-03-15-solving_the_duplicate_address_book_problem_is_one_of_the_drivers_for_development_of_personal_cloud
<p>At yesterday's HP Summit 2011, CEO Leo Apotheker made a public case for personal cloud -- online services that work together to orchestrate and deliver work and personal information across personal digital devices (such as PCs, smartphones, and tablets). For people planning strategy at vendors, what are the implications of personal cloud? End users will need help getting access to their information across their devices seamlessly.</p>
<p>One type of information ripe for help from personal cloud services is contacts or address books. Every person using a mobile phone (251 million in the US, most of which can do email) confronts the issue of how to get all their work and personal contacts into a new mobile phone. Can they simply sync with an existing source? Do they have to export? Or &lt;shudder&gt; re-key them?</p>
<p>We've been researching how many people are actually using a sync service or would be interested in using one. The market for contact or calendar sync is vastly underserved today: Only 4% of North American and European information worker respondents (those using a computer 1 hour or more per day) report that they used a website or Internet service that required a login for contact and calendar synchronization, integration, or enhancement <em>for work</em> (Source: Forrsights Workforce Employee Survey, Q3 2010).</p>
<p>Yet, when Forrester asked US consumers whether they identified with the statement, "I have several electronic address books and can&#39;t always find the contact I want when I want it," only 4% chose that as a frustration or concern that they experience with the information they've stored in their PCs, devices, online services, or mobile phones (Source: North American Technographics&reg; Omnibus Online Survey, Q4 2010 [US]).</p><a href="http://blogs.forrester.com/frank_gillett/11-03-15-solving_the_duplicate_address_book_problem_is_one_of_the_drivers_for_development_of_personal_cloud" title="Read the rest of &#039;Solving The Duplicate Address Book Problem Is One Of The Drivers For Development Of Personal Cloud&#039;." class="node_read_more">Read more</a><div class="categories"><h3>Categories:</h3><ul class="links"><li class="taxonomy_term_167 first"><a href="/category/apple" rel="tag" alt="See other content with this tag." title="See other content with this tag.">Apple</a></li>
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</ul></div>http://blogs.forrester.com/frank_gillett/11-03-15-solving_the_duplicate_address_book_problem_is_one_of_the_drivers_for_development_of_personal_cloud#commentsAppleCIOCardscanDymoFacebookHPHP SynergyLinkedInMicrosoftPersonal CloudPlaxoWindows LivewebOSTue, 15 Mar 2011 21:44:52 +0000Frank Gillett5899 at http://blogs.forrester.com